The stamp is "Belles 'n Whistles", Teddy Bear Picnic, I haven't gotten around to using it till now, but it is really beautiful. The paper is K&Co, Sparkly Sweet. The flowers are Prima and they came, just like the paper and the pink rose from Bunny Zoes Crafts. I used tow punches. The sentiment is Stampendous, while the ribbon and the pearl are from stash.

The image was coloured with watercolour pencils.

Here is the sketch at the Sketch and Stamp:

And now some fantastic news: just guess what I won?The entire, newest "Belles 'n Whistles" "Spring, Sring cleaning and Summer" release! WooHoo! Can you believe? I still can't!I was a random winner from the Where do they live" challenge which I entered.I really couldn't believe when I saw my name listed on the Belles 'n Whistles blog as one of the winners. What a surprise and excitement! And there were lots of winners, btw, as Summer is one of the most generous persons in the stamping world!

And I must add here, that I've been a fan of the "Belles 'n Whistles" stamps from the beginning, ever since the first release came out, last summer, I didn't hesitate for 1 second to get the whole release! I've been making cards and participating in the challenges, posting my cards in the gallery and I was so happy when, not only did I win a stamp back in October, but got to see two of my cards featured on the BnW blog, too!:)What I'm trying to say is this: I think we all need some recognition and encouragement, to see that someone cares and appreciates that you chose to buy their stamps exactly and that you are a fan. I would be buying BnW stamps anyway, but it is all with more excitement and pleasure this way! :)So, I want to say that I'm very thankful! :)I can't wait to receive the most beautiful stamps! In the meantime, I have a couple more new "Belles 'n Whistles" stamps to ink up! :)

The stamp is called - "To catch a Big Fish",Sugar Nellie, from the "Home Grown" range. The papers are Basic Grey "Arhaic". The sentiment is Whiff of Joy and the stars are stamped with a stamp from a Christmas set that came from a local shop.

As usual, coloured with watercolours. I added some golden glitter glue on the fish, to make it look like a golden fish.

Sunday, 21 March 2010

Today I made another card for the Whiff of Joy GD call. I wasn't really sure about the first card (forget my first entry lol), but with this one I'm pleased. It is in a totally different style from mine, but I like the result and I'm sure you'll be seeing more cards of the kind from me in the future. :)It is a recipe challenge: 1 cardstock, 2 design papers, 1 button, 1 ribbon.

Anyway, here is my card:

I used Wee and Reindeer from the Whiff of Joy. It's never too early to start with Christmas cards, right. The papers are Basic Grey, Wassail. The ribbon (which is actually more greenish in real life, like the colour of Wee's shirt and hat) and the button are from stash.

Good evening!A couple of months ago I applied to the North Star Stamps design team call. Some days ago, I received an email from Kari and Trine and this week I received a couple of stamps. How exciting! I'm supposed to show what I'm able to acomplish with the stamps. They really are beautiful, check out the shop, follow the link or click on the banner above.

These are the projects I made using one of the stamps, this cute angel is perfect for Valentines cards and I also made a little box. :)

The stamp is North Star Stamp, the paper is K&Co, the flower is Prima, the rest is from stash.

I used one of my new Sarah Kay stamps, "Puppy Love", which has been on my wish list for quite a while and I bought it at Secret Crafter . The papers are K&Co, Sparkly Sweet, the flower is Prima, they came from Bunny Zoes Crafts. The butterfly and the sentiment stamp are SU, the ribbon and the button are from stash.

There is a great prize to be won, two lucky winers will receive the whole new set of BnW stamps! How awesome is that?!

Here are the details that are posted on the BnW blog:

1) Show me a view! Where do your Belles 'n Whistles stamps live?

2) Show me a Belles 'n Whistles stamp inside this photographic view.

3) Post your creative pic on your blog, being sure to link back to our Belles 'n Whistles challenge here...so that people don't think you are nuts!

So, as the challenge itself is totally different, I thought I would try to do something different, too. I'm from Serbia (Europe) and I live in a very pretty small town.At first I wanted to take a photo outside, so you can see all the pretty nature here, but that wouldn't show you what Serbia really is. So, I decided to show you some bits of my country through traditional souvenirs that I have in my home. Something that you should see if you ever come here as a tourist. When Belle first arrived here, last summer, she wanted to get to know her new home country and this is what I showed her, she totally loved everything! ;)

So, on the photo from the left you can see Basil, something that every (or almost every) house here has . It is used for preparing the holy water for Easter and "Slava" (home patron Saint). You can't really see the typical serbian house in this photo (sorry, I'm a bad photographer), but you can see the roof. :) "Licidersko srce" (the heart thing) something that I loved to eat when I was a child, you can buy them at every fair here, they are very tasty. Then we have a funny "Serbian family" postcard (funny but true lol), a pipe, traditional Serbian shoes called "opanci" and a traditional instrument called "frula".

And this is where I keep my Belles 'n Whistles stamps.

Oh, and I forgot to say, Belle even learned how to dance "kolo" (a traditional Serbian dance), in fact she loved it here so much, that she invited some of her friends to come too, needless to say they decided to stay here for good and I think there are yet, many more to come! :)

For this card I used for the first time my "Belles 'n Whistles" stamp, which I bought last summer. The paper is K&Co, the flowers are "Queen Kat Designs" and "SU" stamps. The ribbon is Poppicrafts, the sentiment is Whiff of Joy, I printed the "Easter" part. The blue bunny and the button are from stash.

And just to show you the stamps which arrived last week. As I love Sarah Kay very much, I couldn't help ordering some of them. Check out the Secret Crafter site, the price is great and they also have the newest release.